Texas Tenant Rights
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Plain-English summaries of Texas Property Code, real court decisions, and step-by-step guides for renters facing security deposit disputes, evictions, and more.
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Most Important Rights to Know
Start here. These three topics cover the situations most Texas renters actually face.
Security Deposit Rights
Texas law requires landlords to return your deposit within 30 days. Learn what deductions are legal, when you can sue, and how to protect every dollar.
Read guideEviction Process in Texas
From the notice-to-vacate to the courthouse — what landlords must legally do before they can remove you, and how to fight an unlawful eviction.
Read guideRepairs & Habitability
Your landlord is legally required to maintain safe and habitable conditions. Learn when you can withhold rent, repair-and-deduct, or terminate the lease.
Read guideEvery Situation Covered
Security Deposits
Get every dollar back
🚪Eviction Defense
Know the legal process
🔧Repairs & Habitability
Force landlord compliance
📋Notice to Vacate
Proper notice rules
🔐Illegal Lockouts
Landlord must restore access
⚠️Retaliation
Protected tenant activities
💡Utility Shutoffs
Illegal shut-off remedies
🚪Breaking a Lease
Legal exit strategies
31 Texas Court Cases Analyzed
Actual rulings from Texas Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal — translated into plain English. Not legal opinion. Real precedent.
Mosaic Baybrook One, LP v. Simien
Landlords cannot manipulate utility assessments to circumvent tenant protections.
McRae v. Parkside at Round Rock
Pest infestation and structural failures constitute actionable habitability violations.
Carroll v. Royal TX Partners, LLC
Tenants can combine habitability and retaliation claims; complaints are protected activity.
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